If you are into Sonic style games then na_th_an‘s latest NES homebrew project Espitene is clearly for you. The game has 12 regular stages and 6 boss stages. Collect emeralds and rings, avoid enemies and take care of the big bad ones.

Right now this game is in beta stage, so count with a few irregularities here and there but overall it’s a solid upcoming Mojon Twins production, created with their very own AGNES engine.

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2018 – what a year in retro gaming! We look back on some of our favourite moments of the show from the last 12 months, from the backstory on Mortal Monday to the history of Activision, THIS is our best of 2018!

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Now includes 17 screens and use the 2 playerscores minikernel instead the 6lives in order to show the lives AND the current level/screen. I have changed some sprites and the mechanics for some screens (bigger bullets, slower movement in the eye screen…). Still I have no harmony cart or similar, so I look for testers.

Dino’s Offline Adventure is an open source Game Boy game by gaming monsters. The game is a rewrite of the modern classic built into Chrome, the web browser. Play a Dinosaur, but don’t let him run into a cactus. Jump early enough to avoid a painful experience.

Japanese Genesis developer Rael / Nendo will pull tears in your eyes right now. Omega Blast is a solid and fresh bullet hell shooter for the Sega Genesis / Sega Mega Drive. If you adore such games, get started and shoot yourself to the top position.